Algesic Agent / Algesic Chemical

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A chemical substance that elicits pain when administered (or released from pathologically altered tissue) in a concentration that excites nociceptors. Examples are: serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) and bradykinin (a nonapeptide).

Sensitization of Muscular and Articular Nociceptors

Visceral Pain Model, Angina Pain

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Physiological Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Robert F. Schmidt
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
William D. Willis

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(2007). Algesic Agent / Algesic Chemical. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_142

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